When something is exagerated!, That was absolutely THE most DISGUSTING, FOUL thing... EVER!

What is the main emotion in the poem? happy? sad?

When something is exagerated!, That was absolutely THE most DISGUSTING, FOUL thing... EVER!

What is personification?

When human traits are given to non-human things or animals

"She is a walking dictionary", "that was a real page turner!", When two unrelated things are compared to each other.

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1
What is repetition?
When a word or phrase reoccurs throughout a poem or song.
When a word is used multiple times in a poem.
When the same line is used in the chorus of a song.
All of the above
2
What is hyperbole?
When something is exagerated!
The same as onomatopeia. 
That was absolutely THE most DISGUSTING, FOUL thing... EVER!
When you're not sure of what a poem is about.
3
Spot the poetic device: "The old man with his hair as white as snow"
Repetition
Simile
Onomatapeia
Alliteration
4
What is subject matter?
the event or situation or experience the poem describes
Both answers 1 and 2
The emotion of the song
What is the poem about?
5
What is rhyme?
When two or more words have similar sounds.
All of the below
Two lines whose sounds match.
When lines in poems have corresponding sounds .
6
What is emotion?
Are there any examples of figurative language in the poem?
What is the main emotion in the poem? happy? sad?
Is it a quick or slow poem?
Does the poem have any significant sound features?
7
What is onomatopeia?
When a word sounds like the thing is is or does
When there is multiple rhyming words in a poem.
"the waterfall crashed into the deep pool"
Both 3 and 4
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What is hyperbole?
The same as onomatopeia. 
When you're not sure of what a poem is about.
When something is exagerated!
That was absolutely THE most DISGUSTING, FOUL thing... EVER!
9
Are songs poems?
No
Yes
10
What is personification?
When a person writes a poem.
When human traits are given to non-human things or animals
When animals do crazy things
no idea
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What is the purpose?
All of the above
Poet wants us to change something about what we think/ feel?
What did he/ she want us to think or feel after we read it?
Why did the poet write the poem?
12
What is alliteration?
sizzling BBQ in the sweltering summer
When the same letter or sound is repeated close together
animated aliens argue
all of the above
13
What is SLIMS?
How is the poem structured?
Does the poem rhyme?
All of the above
To what senses does the poet appeal?
14
What is a metaphor?
"She is a walking dictionary"
A device used only in really depressing poetry.
"that was a real page turner!"
When two unrelated things are compared to each other.
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What is a simile?
a smile
both 1 and 3
a poetic device used in many poems.
When two things are compared.

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